Do you like to cook? Are you the person that makes everyone’s’ mouth salivate every time you enter the kitchen? Are you committed, and express a dedication to proper preparation and planning? Do you like fast-paced, high energy work? If so, you might want a career as a Chef or Head Cook.
A career as a Chef or Head Cook involves more than just cooking. The average Chef not only prepares and cooks a wide variety of foods, they are creative in planning and presentation of meals, use business management skills to run their kitchens, and most of all enjoy the art of cooking. |
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After all, everyone enjoys a great meal, but not everyone can prepare a great meal. Chefs and Head Cooks work in restaurants, hotels and even large cruise ships and their work is often determined by their place of employment. Chefs are highly skilled and should not be confused with cooks. Chefs coordinate and manage the kitchen staff, plan menus for each day of the week, and then order large quantities of food and supplies on their menu within their budget.
A Chef or Head cook must learn practical skills like caring for cooking utensils, equipment, food preparation and how to avoid contamination. Some Chefs and Head Cooks learn these skills while on the job, however most have attended school to obtain skills necessary to be successful in the food management business.
The average person does not start out as a Head Chef but with classroom training can become one in a relatively short time. Culinary coursework includes nutrition, food preparation/ production, business and hospitality management There are many culinary schools all over the world, but did you know that you could get a certificate, diploma or degree in Culinary Arts at many of the schools in Georgia? With all of these options, do you know where to start? We suggest starting right here at www.GAcollege411.org and clicking on the GA Colleges Tab. Use the Matching Assistant to find school in Georgia that can help you the right program for you.
Careers as a Chef or Head Cook are expected to grow through 2014. In 2006, Chefs, cooks and food preparation workers held about 3.1 million jobs. Employment is expected to increase by 11% or about 351,000 jobs between 2006-16. Jobs in top kitchens will remain competitive and will require advanced training. Very few people have formal training in culinary arts but those with either an associate’s degree or bachelors, degree have distinguished themselves from the norm and find themselves on a fast track towards becoming a Head Chef and earning higher salaries. On the job training normally pays only $7 hour but the salary for Head Chefs with advanced training is between $55,000 and $84,900 a year.
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